Four Cardinals triumph at Clackamas Open

OREGON CITY, Ore. - Brock Banta (125 pounds), Mikey Rodriguez (133), Jeremy Golding (149) and V.J. Giulio (197) each won titles for North Idaho College at the Clackamas Open wrestling tournament Sunday.

Golding defeated NIC teammate Kyle Godinho 5-3 in the final at 149.

Caleb Rivera (184) also finished second for the Cardinals, Nico Moreno (157) was third, Kyle Sweedman (174) fourth.

"A couple guys ran out of steam and that's be expected after a long weekend," NIC coach Pat Whitcomb. "But, probably placing more guys than we've ever had in this tournament, I was pleased with that."

Jake Mason (165) tweaked his knee on Friday vs. Southwestern Oregon, and was held out Saturday and Sunday as a precaution, Whitcomb said. Mason is expected to be examined this week.

NIC competes at the Northwest Duals on Friday and Saturday in Powell, Wyo.

NIC RESULTS, PLACING MATCH RESULTS

125 - Brock Banta, 4-0, 1st place. Pinned Rollings, Oregon State, 1:10.

133 - Mikey Rodriguez, 4-0, 1st place. Decisioned Evans, Clackamas, 13-7.

149 - Jeremy Golding, 5-0, 1st place. Decisioned Kyle Godinho, NIC, 5-3. Kyle Godino, 4-1, 2nd place.

157 - Nico Moreno, 5-1, 3rd place. Decisioned McMahan, Southwestern Oregon, 10-6. Connor Pelzel, 2-2.

174 - Kyle Sweedman, 4-2, 4th place. Lost 8-4 to Schwartz, Highline.

184 - Caleb Rivera, 3-1, 2nd place. Lost by major decision 11-2 to Tuck, Oregon State.

197 - V.J. Giulio, 1st place, 4-0. Pinned Schwartz, Highline, 1:10. Guiseppe Dippolito, 1-2.

285 - Bryan Smith 2-2. Curtis Berger 2-2.